Cheese-cover.



' c. M. HANK.

CHEESE COVER.

APPLICATION men MAYI 3, 1914.

Patented May18, 1915.

1145 NORRIS PETERS C0, PHOTo-LITHQ, WASHING ION. D c.

CELLEN MINERVA HANK, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

cHEEsE-covER.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1915.

Application filed May 13, 1914. Serial No. 838,315.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,

and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cheese-Covers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cheese covers,

and one of the principal objects of the in-' vention is to provide a glass cover for a cheese having a sliding door, and means for stopping the door at both ends of its movement.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cheese cover preferably formed of glass and transparent so that the cheese may be kept in sight and which will preserve the cheese against mold and also keep the cheese in a sanitary condition out of the reach of flies and other insects.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a cheese cover made in accordance with this invention, Fig.

2 is a front side elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the same,

Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal sectional view of a fragmentary part of the device, and

' seated in the rabbet is the curved glass side 7 portion 3 of the cover, said curved side portion 3 having its terminal edges separated to form a door opening 4 of sufficient dimensions to permit access to the interior of the 7 cover. Resting upon the upper edges of the curved side portion 3 is the glass top or disk 5, and for securing the top to the side member'S an angle clamp of metal 6 is provided and extends entirely around the cover.

Pivoted centrally of the top 5 are divergent metal arms'7, said' arms connected to a small disk 8 provided with a downwardly extending cylindrical portion 9 mounted in an aperture in the top 5. The outer end G'opies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, I

I CELLEN MINERVA HANK, a citizen of the United States, residmg at Oakland, in the county of Alameda of the, arms 7 are bent downwardly and formed into channel form to provide a binding 10 to receive the outwardly bent edge 11 of the sheet metal door 12.

The door 12 is preferably formed of nickel plated tin, andits lower portion is provided with eyes 13 through which a guide Wire 14 passes, said guide Wire being secured at one end tothe bottom 1 at some'distance from the door opening as shown at 15, while the opposite end of the guide wire 14: is secured at 16 near the door opening. The staples 15 and 16 serve as stops for the door 12 in opening and closing the same and the guide wire 14 1s spaced asuitable distance from the bottom or disk 1. The door 12 may be provided with a suitable handle or hasp 17.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a cheese cover made in accordance with this invention will protect a cheese placed upon the disk 1, and is intended to be used in connection' with the ordinary cheese cutter. for

store purposes, the door 12 being readily pushed aside togive access to the cheese l when required and when closed will form a practically tight entrance which will pre-' vent mold from forming on the cheese and will always leave the cheese in sight and keep it in a wholesome and sanitary condition. r

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from p the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claim.

What is claimed is A cheesecover comprising a curved glass side, a glass disk top secured to the upper edge of the side, said side having a dooropening therein, and a door for closing said.

opening, said door being provided with di-' vergent arms pivoted centrally'to the top,

depending arms connected to the divergent arms and provided with a channel for re ceiving the edge of the door, said depending arms being offset to form a close contact of the door against the side,'a guide .forsaid door, and stops to limit the outward and inward movement'of said door.

In testimony whereof ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' MRS. C. MINERVA HANK. 7

Washington, D. G. 

